Trinity Alps, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Weaverville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96093. It stands on Trinity Alps Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rush Creek Lakes quadrangle.
Then and now
1890 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1890 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 26 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1890 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1913 USGS Weaverville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Minersville quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Trinity Dam quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Trinity Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1982 USGS Rush Creek Lakes quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Redding quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Rush Creek Lakes quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Trinity Alps between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,783 acres in total. 48 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | GRANITE |
| 7 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | LITTLE |
| 5 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | TANNERY |
| 5 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | STUMP |
| 4 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | FAWN |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | STUART |
| 30 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | GRANITE |
| 30 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Trinity Alps: 15 past producers, 14 occurrences, 8 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Chromium, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minersville | PGE | Unknown | ||
| R.A.M. and Little Alice | Gold, Iron | Past Producer | Gold, Hematite, Limonite | |
| Rover Placer | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | ||
| Stewart Fork | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed | Asbestos | Occurrence | ||
| Minersville Area | Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Mittry & Sons | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sierra Construction Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Nickel | Occurrence |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinewood Cove | 2.5 miles | 27 | |
| Cedar Stock | 3.3 miles | 27 | |
| Ridgeville | 4.6 miles | 27 | |
| Estrellita | 5.3 miles | 27 | |
| Minersville (historical) | 5.7 miles | 27 | |
| Fairview | 7.1 miles | 27 | |
| Globe Mill | 7.3 miles | 21 | |
| Dedrick | 7.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660031. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.









